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COMBINED CROSS TIE AND RAIL CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. 1916.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

f tion, arrangement of parts and combinations.v of elements which will hereinafter be exemplified, reference being had totheaccom- I than the'width of the opening 8, is intropanying drawings, in which---- I Figural i's ato plan view of theinven-f tion showing trac -rails' mounted thereon; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3}

MICH AEL CZAP, OF PLEASANT CITY, OHIO..

COMBINED (moss-rm AND min-CHAI Specificatiooers Patent. Patentd Aug. 22, 1916,

Application filed March 16, 1916.. Serial No. 84,540.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL Czar, a citizen of Hungary and resident of Pleasant crossties, and'more specifically to a combined crosstie and rail-chair.

The primary object of the inventibn is to provide a metalliccrosstie having mtegral.

seats or chairs for the reception of the trackrails, the same being of simple and durable form.

A further object is to provide, in connection with a combined crosstie and rail-chair,

simple and effective means for securing .a

track-rail in place on said chair.

Wfith these and other ob ects in view, the invention resides in the features of construcis an enlarged detailsectionftaken on line 3-3, Fig-1;1and Fig.4 isa similar section I taken-on line 44', Fig. 2.

base and. 2 the uprightfin of a metallic crosstie which is generally of T shape, said base and fin preferably corresponding in formto the base and web of the usual type of substantially I-beam form in cross section, consisting of a head-4, web 5and base of railway track-rail. Formed integral with said crosstie adjacent to each of the opposite ends of the latter is a rail chair, said chairs being designed to constitute seats for the track-rails 3 and being spaced apart an appropriate distance. The chairs are disposed at rightanglesto the crosstie, and each is 6. The opposite ends of each chair project outward a suitable distance beyond the lateral edges of the .base 1 of the crosstie, the

. chair thus affording a-proper capacity for seating the rail.

Formed on the top face of the head 4 in opposing relation are two parallel longitu -dinally disposed abutments 7 of relatively short length which define fa rail-seating space, and provided in said head at points adj acent to each of the opposite ends of said abutments isa vertical opening or aperture designed to receive therein the rail attachlng means, the openings at opposite sides of with respect to the web 5, the angle of inclination being substantially identical tothat of the upper sides of the base-flanges of the track-rail, as is clearly shown in big 3.

The rail attaching means comprises a clamping member 9 of clevis shape having the opposing faces of its side members inclined to correspond with the inclination of the inclined'sides of the chair-head and railbase, above referred to. Said clamp" 9, the body of which is of'materially less thickness duced in said opening with its. side members disposed in embracing relation to the chairhead and rail-base, as shown in Fig. 3, afterv which a-tapered spike, wedge, or key,as 10,

is inserted in said opening behind said clamp into tight gripping relation 'th the parts cmtain the. seated rail in place on the chair,

and, the latter being integral with the crosstie, spreading of the rails is eiiectually guarded against.

e What is claimed is A cross-tie including a base having a chair, a rigid abutment on the chair head at each side thereof, the abutments being spaced to receive the rail base therebetween and to overhang said rail base, the chair head'having a pair of openings on each side thereof and adjacent the respective ends of the abutments, a clamp in each opening engageable with the side edges of the rail base, and also with the upper face of the 3 and is driven downwardto wedge the latter Referring to said drawings, in which like designating characters distinguish like parts throughout the several views, 1 indicates the rail base and the under face of the chair m mes ing and {engaged with the clamp whereby prsenee'of fiwe subscribing witnesses.

' upon Inner movement-of the clampsen either v H fi side-0f the rail the latter will be caused. to" A i have'itsother side edgeengaged-Withthe' 1 -Witnesses:-

' abutment adjacent said other side edge-of WILLIAM therail alndits moyement arrested. thereby. 1 G. 

